Today
Mal Meninga named inaugural coach of the Perth Bears
The rugby league great will leave his role as head coach of the Kangaroos to lead the new West Australian club in the 2027 season
Yesterday
Indigenous leader takes aim at Greens, Labor amid Cox saga
A prominent WA Indigenous leader and human rights expert has criticised Labor and the Greens over their handling of the Dorinda Cox saga.
This Month
Kevin Gallagher avoids insider trading trial with settlement
Santos boss Kevin Gallagher will no longer be required to testify in the insider trading lawsuit brought by the liquidators of collapsed contractor Forge Group.
May
Kerry Stokes bought a Perth laneway. No one’s sure why
The billionaire has secured approval to close a public road bisecting his Perth office complex despite the concerns of independent experts.
How a $209 permit turned into the North West Shelf behemoth
Woodside paid a pittance to explore a vast area of ocean off Western Australia’s north-west coast, a pursuit that would birth Australia’s largest resources project.
Emboldened LNG giants push for more supply as North West Shelf looms
Woodside and Santos bosses have warned that ideological opposition to gas projects is scaring off investment and risks undermining Asia’s energy transition.
Report findings pave the way for North West Shelf go ahead
A scientific report at the centre of the government’s move to delay a decision on the future of Woodside’s project has allayed environmental and cultural concerns.
Rio, Fortescue chief executives to exit in global mining sector shock
Jakob Stausholm said he would leave Rio Tinto at the end of the year, a resignation followed an hour later by Fortescue’s co-chief executive Mark Hutchinson.
WA could benefit from GST reform even if floor is ditched
A dollar-in dollar-out GST system would benefit WA even more than the “forever deal”, raising the prospect of unlikely alliances in the federation.
AustralianSuper says Rio Tinto unification debate just getting started
The country’s largest superannuation fund has backed the board and voted against a review of a dual structure, but says it can see compelling reasons for a change.
Ivanhoe lobbies US to add iron ore to critical minerals list
The company’s chief executive, Bronwyn Barnes, says the highest-quality ore should be secure because of its uses in manufacturing military hardware.
Watt urged not to ‘kill projects with bureaucracy’, as doyen emerges
The Holmes a Court family matriarch has lent her voice to the chorus of environmentalists lobbying against a 40-year extension of Woodside’s major North West Shelf gas plant.
Watt won’t rule out giving EPA veto over resources projects
A new federal environment protection agency could be handed the power to approve major resources projects.